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Ark of civilization : refugee scholars and Oxford University, 1930-1945

By Crawford , Katharina , Sally; Elsner , Jaś; Ulmschneider

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
0199687552, 978-0-19-968755-8, 9780191088018, 0191088013, 9780191511332, 0191511331, 9780191827266, 0191827266
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10175456 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
400\411
Time added
2017-04-22 03:00:00
University of Oxford;History;20th century;Politica

Description

'Ark of Civilization' addresses Oxford's role as a shelter, a meeting point, and a centre of thought in the arts and humanities in the midst of WWII, interweaving personal and global histories to explore how refugee scholars had a profound and lasting impact on the development of British culture. Abstract: Ark of Civilization: Refugee Scholars and Oxford University, 1930-1945 addresses Oxford's role as a shelter, a meeting point, and a centre of thought in the arts and humanities in the midst of WWII, interweaving personal and global histories to explore how refugee scholars had a profound and lasting impact on the development of British culture. Read more...

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